Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people. - Andrew Johnson
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.
- Andrew Johnson
If blacks were given the right to vote, that would place every splay-footed, bandy-shanked, hump-backed, thick-lipped, flat-nosed, woolly-headed, ebo… - Andrew Johnson
If blacks were given the right to vote, that would place every splay-footed, bandy-shanked, hump-backed, thick-lipped, flat-nosed, woolly-headed, ebo…
When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country. - Andrew Johnson
When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country.
Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide. - Andrew Johnson
Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.
If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results! - Andrew Johnson
If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results!
I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to p… - Andrew Johnson
I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to p…
Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality. - Andrew Johnson
Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.
The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens. - Andrew Johnson
The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.
I have lived among negroes, all my life, and I am for this Government with slavery under the Constitution as it is. I am for the Government of my fat… - Andrew Johnson
I have lived among negroes, all my life, and I am for this Government with slavery under the Constitution as it is. I am for the Government of my fat…
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